What's Shakin'?

If you loved that great feeling you got in your heart from being charitable after the tsunami and Katrina, well, get ready to give a little more. There was that big ol' earthquake in Kashmir a couple weeks ago, remember? Apparently, most people don't, because the international fundraising is not at the levels it needs to be. While the media has been going on and on about how we're all shell-shocked from "disaster fatigue," Seattlest is thinking that's a lame cop-out (and a condition that could be easily cured by a few stiff drinks). It seems much more likely that, especially in the wake of our own disasters, a great deal of us could care less about 50,000+ dead brown people.

Here's the chance to assuage your liberal white guilt: Tonight, the Central Cinema is hosting an earthquake relief fundraiser in conjunction with Tasveer, a local non-profit group specializing in South Asian independent films. On the menu tonight is Pakistani, with two programs---first, a series of "short films and documentaries by contemporary Pakistani filmmakers, varying in themes from personal to social and political" at 7pm, followed by the feature-length Khamosh Pani (Silent Waters) at 9pm. Suggested donation for either program is $10 minimum, and the more the better. Come on people, give a little bit. Lord knows that rubble ain't gonna clear itself.